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Whitefish Bay
Whitefish Bay is a large bay on the eastern end of Lake Superior between Michigan, United States, and Ontario, Canada. It is located between Whitefish Point in Michigan and Whiskey Point along the more rugged, largely wilderness Canadian Shield of Ontario. The international border runs through the bay, which is heavily used by shipping traffic northbound from and southbound to the Soo Locks. The Whitefish Point Light marks the entry of the bay, Ile Parisienne Light is in the middle of the bay, and Gros Cap Reefs Light lies near the outlet of the bay and the approach to the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Whitefish Point Lighthouse is the oldest active light on Lake Superior. Part of the lighthouse station houses the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. It holds artifacts from the shipwrecks listed below and has information on the notable wreck of in 1975, in which all 29 crew were lost. After the Soo Locks opened in 1855 and ship traffic increased on Lake Superior, Whitefis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expedition 67
Expedition 67 was the 67th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station. The expedition began upon the departure of Soyuz MS-19 on 30 March 2022, with NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn taking over as ISS commander. Initially, the expedition consisted of Marshburn and his three SpaceX Crew-3 crewmates Raja Chari, Kayla Barron and Matthias Maurer, as well as Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov, who launched aboard Soyuz MS-21 on March 18, 2022 and transferred from Expedition 66 alongside the Crew-3 astronauts. However, continued international collaboration has been thrown into doubt by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and related sanctions on Russia. During Expedition 67, the space station was also visited by the crew of Axiom Mission 1, a space tourist mission that brought three spaceflight participants to the station on April 9, 2022 along with former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, who had previously commanded the stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scuba Diver
Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface air supply. The name "scuba", an acronym for "Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus", was coined by Christian J. Lambertsen in a patent submitted in 1952. Scuba divers carry their own source of breathing gas, usually compressed air, affording them greater independence and movement than surface-supplied divers, and more time underwater than free divers. Although the use of compressed air is common, a gas blend with a higher oxygen content, known as enriched air or nitrox, has become popular due to the reduced nitrogen intake during long and/or repetitive dives. Also, breathing gas diluted with helium may be used to reduce the likelihood and effects of nitrogen narcosis during deeper dives. Open circuit scuba systems discharge the breathing gas into the environment as it is exhaled, and consist of one or more diving cylinders containing breath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bays Of Ontario
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narrow entrance. A fjord is an elongated bay formed by glacial action. A bay can be the estuary of a river, such as the Chesapeake Bay, an estuary of the Susquehanna River. Bays may also be nested within each other; for example, James Bay is an arm of Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada. Some large bays, such as the Bay of Bengal and Hudson Bay, have varied marine geology. The land surrounding a bay often reduces the strength of winds and blocks waves. Bays may have as wide a variety of shoreline characteristics as other shorelines. In some cases, bays have beaches, which "are usually characterized by a steep upper foreshore with a broad, flat fronting terrace".Maurice Schwartz, ''Encyclopedia of Coastal Science'' (2006), p. 129. Bays were sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bays Of Michigan
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narrow entrance. A fjord is an elongated bay formed by glacial action. A bay can be the estuary of a river, such as the Chesapeake Bay, an estuary of the Susquehanna River. Bays may also be nested within each other; for example, James Bay is an arm of Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada. Some large bays, such as the Bay of Bengal and Hudson Bay, have varied marine geology. The land surrounding a bay often reduces the strength of winds and blocks waves. Bays may have as wide a variety of shoreline characteristics as other shorelines. In some cases, bays have beaches, which "are usually characterized by a steep upper foreshore with a broad, flat fronting terrace".Maurice Schwartz, ''Encyclopedia of Coastal Science'' (2006), p. 129. Bays were sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitefish Bay National Forest Scenic Byway
The Whitefish Bay National Forest Scenic Byway is a National Forest Scenic Byway that runs along Whitefish Bay in the Hiawatha National Forest in the U.S. state of Michigan. The byway mostly follows Federal Forest Highway 42 (FFH 42) through Chippewa County in the Upper Peninsula. As a forest highway, it is maintained jointly by the Chippewa County Road Commission (CCRC) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The route of the byway first existed as an earth road by the 1930s; it was improved into a gravel road in the 1940s and paved between the 1950s and the 1980s. The byway designation was created in 1989. Route description The byway starts at an intersection with M-123 south of Paradise in the Hiawatha National Forest where it runs eastward along Lake Superior Shoreline Road through birch forests. The roadway runs parallel to the North Country Trail, a hiking trail that spans several northern U.S. states; the trail crosses the road near Naomikong Creek. After about , th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipwrecks Of The 1913 Great Lakes Storm
This is a list of shipwrecks during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Vessels gallery File:Leafield before the 1913 Great Lakes storm.png, "Leafield" File:Henry B Smith LOC det 4a16048.jpg, "Henry B Smith" File:Argus before 1913 Great Lakes storm.png, "Argus" File:Plymouth - Lake Huron shipwrecks.jpg, "Plymouth" File:James Carruthers underway.jpg, "James Carruthers" File:SS Hydrus.jpg, "Hydrus" File:John A McGean prior to 1913 Great Lakes storm.png, "John A McGean" File:Charles S Price before 1913 Great Lakes storm.png, "Charles S Price" File:SS Charles S. Price.jpg, "Charles S Price" wreckage File:Regina ship in 1910.png, "Regina" File:Isaac M. Scott - Lake Huron shipwrecks.jpg, "Isaac M Scott" File:Wexford prior to 1913 Great Lakes storm.png, "Wexford" File:Lightship LV-82 After Sinking.jpg, "Lightship LV-82" salvaged File:Louisiana.jpg, "Louisiana" File:LC Waldo aground, 1913 Great Lakes storm.png, "L.C. Waldo" Aground File:The Howard M. Hanna Jr. after the 1913 storm.jpg, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Islands Provincial Park
Sandy Islands Provincial Park is a non-operating park in the nature reserve class consisting of . Park Described It is located in the large Whitefish Bay, near the mouth of the smaller in near . The islands have an elevation of 183 meters above sea level. There are two islands, North Sandy Island and South Sandy Island. When the weather is clear the islands are visibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Iroquois Light
Point Iroquois Light is a lighthouse on a Chippewa County bluff in the U.S. state of Michigan. Point Iroquois and its light mark the division line between Whitefish Bay and the western end of the St. Marys River, the connection between Lake Superior and other Great Lakes. Point Iroquois includes a larger geographic area than the light station site. It was named for the Iroquois warriors massacred there by the Ojibwe in 1662. Native Algonkians called the point "Nadouenigoning", composed of the words "Nadone" (Iroquois) and "Akron" (bone).National Park ServiceHiawatha National Forest, Iroquois Light and Museum./ref> History In 1620, French explorers Étienne Brûlé and Grenoble became the first recorded white men to the area. "From that time, Point Iroquois became a familiar landmark" for French explorers, fur traders and missionaries who followed. Sault Ste. Marie was the first white settlement in what became known as Michigan. First lighthouse In 1853 Congress, which had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goulais Bay
Goulais Bay is a bay of Ontario in Canada. It is part of Whitefish Bay which in turn is a large bay of Lake Superior. Goulais Point, on the southernmost tip of the peninsula that separates the bay from Batchawana Bay just to the north and from Whitefish Bay to the west, marks the northern entrance of Goulais Bay. North Gros Cap is the rock point that forms the bay's southern limit. The dispersed rural community of Goulais Bay is near the mouth of the Goulais River that empties into the bay's east side. On the western shore of the bay is the community of Goulais Mission. See also *Unorganized North Algoma District Unorganized North Algoma District is an unorganized area in northeastern Ontario, Canada, comprising all areas in Algoma District, north of the Sault Ste. Marie to Elliot Lake corridor, which are not part of an incorporated municipality or a Firs ... References External links * Bays of Ontario Landforms of Algoma District Bays of Lake Superior {{North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batchawana Bay
Batchawana Bay is a small bay in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is on the eastern shore of Lake Superior, approximately north of Sault Ste. Marie. The name "Batchawana" is derived from the Ojibwe word ''obatchiwanang'' (or spelled ''badjiwanung''), meaning "current at the strait" or "narrows and swift water there", and refers to the turbulent or bubbling waters flowing between Batchawana Island and Sand Point where the lake narrows and a strong current and undertow results. The Ojibwe believed this was caused by an underwater spirit about to surface. Geography The bay, part of Whitefish Bay, is formed on the north side by the Whitefish Point on the Canadian side of Lake Superior. Havilland and Harmony Bays are 2 smaller sub-bays within it. Batchawana Island, with an area of more than and a coastline of , is a large and only island in the middle of the bay. This pristine undeveloped island was also reputedly the site of Spirit houses (elevated graves) of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ile Parisienne
Ile Parisienne is an uninhabited island in the province of Ontario in Canada. It is located in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Its name is derived from French and means "Parisian island." The Ile Parisienne Light located on the southern tip of the island is a critical aid to navigation on a major shipping lane in Lake Superior. The lighthouse was designated a Recognized Federal Heritage Building in 1991 and it is on the petitioned list for designation as a Heritage Lighthouse of Canada. The Ile Parisienne Conservation Reserve was created in 2001 to protect the island's pristine geology, habitat, and wildlife. Ile Parisienne Conservation Reserve Ile Parisienne is located at the eastern end of Lake Superior in the middle of Whitefish Bay about northwest of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The island is in area, long from north to south and at its widest point.Ile Parisienne Land Use Policy, 1. The Ile Parisienne Conservation Reserve was created by the Ontario Public Lands Act of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
"The Wreck of the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' is a 1976 hit song written, composed and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to commemorate the sinking of the bulk carrier SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Lightfoot drew his inspiration from ''Newsweek'' article on the event, "The Cruelest Month", which it published in its November 24, 1975, issue. Lightfoot considers this song to be his finest work. Appearing originally on Lightfoot's 1976 album ''Summertime Dream'', the single version hit number 1 in his native Canada (in the ''RPM'' national singles survey) on November 20, 1976, barely a year after the disaster. In the United States, it reached number 1 in '' Cashbox'' and number 2 for two weeks in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (behind Rod Stewart's " Tonight's the Night"), making it Lightfoot's second-most-successful single, behind only " Sundown". Overseas it was at best a minor hit, peaking at number 40 in the UK Singles Chart. Lig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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